Cory Doctorow
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Got the e-book recently, and I'm itching to start reading. A huge thank to @pluralistic
Got the e-book recently, and I'm itching to start reading. A huge thank to @pluralistic
Cory Doctorow
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@pluralistic
I'm in.
USD 15 = AUD 23.76 - or about the price of a simple pavement meal with black coffee for two on the main street in our town, but without carbs or cars.
![Screenshot of the "Enshittification" title page open in a non-Adobe PDF reader in two-up mode.
On the left page, a shit emoji is swearing.
On the right is the title page,
"Enshittification
Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse
and What to Do About It
Cory Doctorow
[logo] MCD | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | New York"](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/336/017/478/846/862/original/935e26ed59df63a1.png)
@pluralistic
I'm in.
USD 15 = AUD 23.76 - or about the price of a simple pavement meal with black coffee for two on the main street in our town, but without carbs or cars.
Cory Doctorow
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W00t! @pluralistic dropped ‘Enshitification' early!
Can't wait to dive in.
W00t! @pluralistic dropped ‘Enshitification' early!
Can't wait to dive in.
Alex, the Hearth Fire
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Today, at 21:30 PM, I'll be part of an hour-long reading session at Rainbow Space Magic. Queer authors read queer stories. Fun for all!
#writingcommunity #reading #lgbtqia #rainbowspacemagic
Today, at 21:30 PM, I'll be part of an hour-long reading session at Rainbow Space Magic. Queer authors read queer stories. Fun for all!
#writingcommunity #reading #lgbtqia #rainbowspacemagic
“Paradoxically, the introduction of robots highlights how humans treat humans.”
“Societal collapse began not because the robots rose up and demanded their freedom and individuality, but because they didn’t.”
From “Service Model” by Adrian Tchaikovsky. This is exactly what I expect from science fiction. How technology could shape society. How what we see as progress can backfire.
Cory Doctorow
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https://reviews.pivic.com/cory-doctorow-enshittification
I've reviewed @pluralistic's coming book, 'Enshittification', the book about the term that Doctorow coined.
The book is sprightly written, funny, filled with facts, and it makes me angry with enshittifiers.
#book #BookReview @bookstodon@a.gup.pe @bookstodon@fedigroups.social #reading #CoryDoctorow #review
Kathy Reid
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Last night I went to the Canberra launch of Omar Musa’s new novel, Fierceland, at ANU.
He talked about the importance of languages and taking the time to get each word right, linking plot lines back to the mythology of Borneo and Malaysia, and growing up Muslim in Australia.
Can’t wait to read it. Poets often make excellent novelists, in my experience.
https://reviews.pivic.com/cory-doctorow-enshittification
I've reviewed @pluralistic's coming book, 'Enshittification', the book about the term that Doctorow coined.
The book is sprightly written, funny, filled with facts, and it makes me angry with enshittifiers.
#book #BookReview @bookstodon@a.gup.pe @bookstodon@fedigroups.social #reading #CoryDoctorow #review
Last night I went to the Canberra launch of Omar Musa’s new novel, Fierceland, at ANU.
He talked about the importance of languages and taking the time to get each word right, linking plot lines back to the mythology of Borneo and Malaysia, and growing up Muslim in Australia.
Can’t wait to read it. Poets often make excellent novelists, in my experience.
The Lady of the Lake by Jean Menzies - 7/10
This book took me a little be surprise. With its YA feel, I didn't expect the writing to be so mature or the plot deal with some heavy topics such as SA.
But, it was a good surprise. I enjoyed this read and felt my skin crawling, as intended, with the mythologically correct Merlin character.
The pacing was a little off but it was a fun read and I'd recommend it to anyone into fantasy.
When you think about it, writing is just lossy compression for thoughts. Reading is decoding and reconstructing thoughts from lossy compressed ones.
When you write for an audience, you need to have a good idea of what their decoding and reconstructing module can do.
When writing with empathy for your audience, it’s very close to telepathy. It’s sharing information between air gapped brain.
We’re capable of doing such cool things when we take a moment to appreciate it!
Cory Doctorow
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With the USA having turned into what it has become today, now might be a good time to read (or even re-read) the book HOMELAND, by @pluralistic
#Reading #Books #Fiction #Fascism
Anke
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#reading #question
Do you know any novels (not graphic novels) with goth main characters?
It doesn't matter what genre - romance, mystery, thriller, horror, urban fantasy, young adult, new adult ...
But no Dark Romance please.
Bonus points if there are also queer characters - not necessarily the goth character(s), but that would be nice, too.
Currently, I am reading the YA novel "You've Goth My Heart" by L.C. Rosen and am enjoying it. 🖤
Please #boost.
bhaugen
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New research shows that #oceanacidification has now crossed the planetary boundary. That's 7 of 9 boundaries crossed.
#Capitalism is driving #ecological catastrophe & will continue to do so until we align #production to a new law of value.
#GreenSocialist #GreenParty #EcoSocialism #Socialism #Marxism #Communism #Peace #Ecology #SocialJustice #Democracy #Education #DualPower #Election #Vote #Politics #Organize #Reading #Discussion #Learning #Workers #Labor #Union
With the USA having turned into what it has become today, now might be a good time to read (or even re-read) the book HOMELAND, by @pluralistic
#Reading #Books #Fiction #Fascism